Fire-kindler



(No Model.)

0. W. WALTERS. FIRE KINDLER.

No. 436,509. Patented Sept. 16, 1890.

attovmz UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES IV. WALTERS, OF SUMNER, GEORGIA.

FIRE-KINDLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent 1Y0. 436,509, dated September 16, 1890.

Application filed August 8, 1889. Renewed July 30, 1890. serial No. 360,365. (No model) To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. WALTERS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sumner, in the county of Worth and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fire-Kindlers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in fire-kindlers; and it has for its object to improve upon the construction and render more efficient in operation this class of devices.

To the above ends and to such others as the invention may pertain, the same consists in the peculiar combinations, and in the novel construction, arrangement, and adaptation of parts, all as more fully hereinafter described, shown in the drawings, and then specifically defined in the appended claim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, like letters of reference indicating like parts throughout the several views, and in which" Figure 1 is a perspective view of a firekindler constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through the same.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a cluster rating the cotton care is taken not to inter= fere with or cover the friction ends of the matches, which ends are allowed to project a short distance beyond the body of the kindler, as shown. After the cotton has become thoroughly saturated with resin, the kindler is removed from the molten mass, and is at once dipped into a vessel containing cold water, the effect of which sudden cooling of the resin upon the surface of the cotton being to harden the same.

A fire-kindler constructed in accordance with the foregoing description will be found to be exceedingly serviceable and efficient in use. A fire can be made at a momen ts notice, as the kindler can be ignited by simply striking the protruding ends of the matches, when the saturated cotton will at once he ignited, and, serving as a wick, will insure the burning of the kindler for a sufficient length of time to accomplish the object sought, and will at the same time serve to prevent a too rapid consumption of the resin, as would be the case were the cotton not used.

It will be readily seen that a single match could be used in place of several, though I prefer the use of two or more matches, as they form a more rigid core.

Having thus described my invention, What claim to be new is As an improved article of manufacture, the herein-described fire-kindler, the same comprising, in combination, a central core provided with a friction end extending beyond the body of the lighter, a mass of cotton or its equivalent wrapped around the central core and saturated with resin, and an outer coating of hardened resin, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses CHARLES W. WALTERS. Witnesses:

A. J. COBB, M. J. CROCKETT. 

